A new species of Aphanotorulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Aripuanã basin, Brazil
Oliveira, Rapp Py-Daniel und Zawadzki
Abstract
The cis-Andean genus
Aphanotorulus was recently revised and comprises six valid species:
A. ammophilus,
A. emarginatus,
A. gomesi,
A. horridus,
A. phrixosoma and
A. unicolor. Herein, a new species is described from tributaries of the rio Aripuanã basin, in Amazonas and Mato Grosso states, Brazil. The new species is easily distinguished from congeners by its color pattern: caudal fin with upper lobe mostly hyaline with dark spots along rays and membranes, and lower lobe red and without dark spots; and absence of dark spots in the lateral series of mid-ventral plates.
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